Messenger

I had a name for Messenger but I hadn't created an inbox. I thought I would try and make a hotmail with this name. Not sure what I did but now I cannot find this name I gave myself. I know the name but not sure how I finished the email. i.e .com or .co.uk I have been trying both I have also tried 2 different passwords, I still cannot get into Messenger. Window XP.

I had the password sent to me but it has not arrived. Could this be because I might have given myself an alternative email address? If so How do I get to this email address. which I think I remember the ending. I thought it would still come into my in box. Silly of me. Can anyone help please. Clear as mud, I know.

Please disregard the above. All afternoon I have had the problem, suddenly it worked. I got the info back with my name the one that didn't have an in box. Then I went back onto Internet Explorer. clicked on the red letter saying Hotmail, Clicked on sign in with a different name, which took me to a hotmail address which use, but when I came out of the hotmail address I found I had lost the first one again. How do I get them both up when I click on the red letter?